Untamed Odyssey – Modrinth Description & Controls
🎮 Overview
Untamed Odyssey adds three fully‑tameable, rideable "mythical mounts" to Minecraft 1.16.5:
| Mount |
Core Theme |
Play‑style |
| Phoenix |
Fiery rebirth & soaring |
Fast aerial travel, flame‑glide, phoenix‑fire attacks |
| Sea Drake |
Oceanic predator |
Underwater agility, boat‑crushing, powerful roar |
| Sabertooth Tiger |
Primal land predator |
Sprint‑run, ambush pounce, roar‑stun |
All mounts share a unified taming / sit‑stay / follow system, a saddle for riding, and unique abilities that can be triggered while mounted. The mod also includes a set of custom sounds, particles, and a polished UI to make each creature feel premium and alive.
Goal: Provide a premium‑grade, visually striking mount system that feels "wow‑worthy" from the first glance, with smooth animations, dynamic particle effects, and responsive controls.
✨ Key Features
- Tame‑and‑Ride – Tame each creature with its natural food (e.g., raw cod for Phoenix, tropical fish for Sea Drake, meat for Tiger) and mount it instantly.
- Dynamic Rider Offset – Rider height smoothly follows the mount's sit‑animation, eliminating floating when the mount is seated.
- Ability System – Each mount has a unique ability that can be triggered while riding:
| Mount |
Ability |
Activation |
Effect |
| Phoenix |
Flight |
Right‑click while riding (or use the "fly" keybind) |
Switches between FLYING, DESCENDING, and LANDED states, granting fast aerial travel. |
| Phoenix |
Flame Glide (passive) |
Auto‑applied when flying |
Gives the rider Fire Resistance and a particle‑trail of flame. |
| Sea Drake |
Roar |
Press R while riding |
Emits a roar that damages nearby mobs, applies knock‑back, and briefly silences the drake's own roar cooldown. |
| Sea Drake |
Boat Destroy (passive) |
Auto‑applied when near a boat while riding |
The boat shatters and all passengers are ejected with a small upward boost. |
| Sabertooth Tiger |
Pounce |
Double‑tap W while riding |
A short‑range leap that deals high damage and briefly stuns the target. |
| Sabertooth Tiger |
Roar |
Press R while riding |
Grants the rider Damage Resistance and creates a short‑range stun field. |
| All mounts |
Follow / Stay |
Shift + Right‑Click (while not riding) |
Toggles between Stay (ordered‑to‑sit) and Follow (ordered‑to‑stand). |
- Smooth Animation –
sitProgress (0 → 10) drives a 10‑tick sit/stand animation for each mount, with the rider's offset interpolating in‑sync.
- Custom Sounds & Particles – Unique fire, roar, and hurt sounds (see
ModSounds), plus dynamic flame, water splash, and particle trails.
- AI Goals – SitGoal, FollowOwnerGoal, TerritorialApexGoal, AmbushPounceGoal, WaterAvoidingRandomWalkingGoal, and a custom SeaDrake water‑wander goal ensure realistic behavior both when tamed and untamed.
- Compatibility – Works with Forge 36.2.0 (or later) on Minecraft 1.16.5, with no hard dependencies on other mods.
🌍 Habitat & Natural Spawning
| Entity |
Primary Biomes (Habitat) |
Spawn Conditions |
| Phoenix |
Nether Basalt Deltas, Soul Sand Valley |
Spawns at light level 7‑15, requires at least 2 blocks of air above, spawn weight 5 |
| Sea Drake |
Ocean, Deep Ocean, Warm Ocean |
Spawns underwater at light level 0‑7, spawn weight 8 |
| Sabertooth Tiger |
Plains, Savanna, Dark Forest |
Spawns on land at light level 7‑15, spawn weight 10 |
🗺️ Entity‑by‑Entity Ability Summary
Phoenix
| Ability |
How to Trigger |
Description |
| Flight |
While mounted, press Space (or any custom "fly" keybind) |
Enters FLIGHT state, giving the phoenix a lift‑off and sustained flight. Automatically transitions to DESCENDING when the flight timer expires, then lands safely. |
| Flame Glide (Passive) |
Auto‑active while flying |
Grants the rider Fire Resistance (40 ticks) and emits a continuous flame particle trail. |
| Tame |
Right‑click with Blaze Rod (no 10‑minute timer) |
Instantly tames the phoenix; UI shows tame‑status bar. |
| Sit / Stay |
Shift + Right‑Click while holding the saddle |
Orders the phoenix to sit; it stops moving and plays the sit animation. |
| Follow |
Same toggle as above |
Returns the phoenix to normal AI movement and follow‑owner behaviour. |
Sea Drake
| Ability |
How to Trigger |
Description |
| Roar |
Press R while riding |
Emits a loud roar (custom sound) that damages nearby hostile mobs (10 HP) and pushes them back. Triggers a 3‑second cooldown (roarCooldown). |
| Boat Destroy (Passive) |
Ride into a boat (no extra key) |
The drake shatters the boat and ejects passengers, dealing 6 HP damage and launching them upward. |
| Tame |
Right‑click with Raw Fish (cod, salmon, tropical) |
Instantly tames the drake. |
| Sit / Stay |
Shift + Right‑Click |
Forces the drake to sit on land or water, stopping navigation and playing the sit animation. |
| Follow |
Same toggle |
Drakes swim toward the owner, using the custom WaterWanderGoal when idle. |
Sabertooth Tiger
| Ability |
How to Trigger |
Description |
| Pounce |
Double‑tap W while riding |
The tiger lunges forward (≈1.5 blocks), dealing 8 HP damage and briefly stunning the target. |
| Roar |
Press R while riding |
Emits a roar that grants the rider Damage Resistance (40 ticks) and creates a short‑range stun field. |
| Tame |
Right‑click with Raw Meat (beef, pork) |
Instantly tames the tiger. |
| Sit / Stay |
Shift + Right‑Click |
Orders the tiger to sit (stop moving, play sit animation). |
| Follow |
Same toggle |
Tiger chases the owner with a fast sprint, using FollowOwnerGoal when not ordered to sit. |
🎮 Controls (default)
| Action |
Default Key |
Description |
| Mount / Dismount |
Right‑Click on saddle (while owned) |
Mounts the entity if it is not already a passenger. |
| Toggle Sit / Follow |
Shift + Right‑Click (while not riding) |
Switches the ordered‑to‑sit flag. |
| Activate Ability |
R (while riding) |
Calls the mount‑specific active ability (Roar for Sea Drake & Tiger, Pounce for Tiger, Roar for Sea Drake). |
| Fly (Phoenix only) |
Space (or any custom "Fly" key) while riding |
Toggles flight mode. |
| Pounce (Tiger only) |
Double‑tap W while riding |
Performs the pounce leap. |
| Open Inventory (Owner only) |
Shift‑Right‑Click on mount with no saddle |
Opens the mount's custom inventory GUI. |
| Open Saddle GUI |
Shift‑Right‑Click on mount while holding a saddle |
Opens the mount's inventory to equip saddle, chest, etc. |
All keybindings can be reassigned in the Controls screen under the Mythical Mounts category.
📦 Installation
- Download the latest
untamedodyssey-<version>.jar from Modrinth.
- Place the file into your
mods/ folder.
- Launch Minecraft with Forge 36.2.0+ for 1.16.5.
- The mod auto‑registers its entities, sounds, and items – no further configuration required.
🔧 Configuration (optional)
The mod includes a config/untamedodyssey.cfg file where you can tweak:
- Tame‑food lists – add or remove items that tame each mount.
- Ability cooldowns – adjust the roar, pounce, and flight timers.
- Spawn rates – change the natural spawning weight for each mount.
🧩 Compatibility
- Minecraft: 1.16.5
- Forge: 36.2.0 +
- Works alongside most vanilla‑compatible mods (e.g., biome mods, resource packs).
- No known conflicts with other mount or entity‑adding mods; if another mod replaces the same entity IDs, adjust the
ModEntityTypes class accordingly.
